Attica: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Attike • Attikí • Attikē • Attiki

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Temple of Poseidon

geometric-style krater with funeral scenes

Attic grave stela

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site of ancient Decelea, Greece

Decelea

ancient city, Greece

Greece

country, Europe

Athens: Acropolis

Athens

national capital, Greece

The Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece, surrounded by ancient stone walls and ruins, with city buildings and a distant hill in the background.

ancient Greek civilization

historical region, Eurasia

Key People

Xenophon, statue in front of the parliament building in Vienna.

Xenophon

Greek historian

Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.

Ancient Greece